Vostok Station is a Russian research station in inland Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica.
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10 Facts About Vostok Station
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Vostok Station was named after Vostok Station, the lead ship of the First Russian Antarctic Expedition captained by Fabian von Bellingshausen.
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Vostok Research Station is around 1,301 kilometres from the Geographic South Pole, at the middle of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet.
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Vostok Station is located near the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility and the South Geomagnetic Pole, making it one of the optimal places to observe changes in the Earth's magnetosphere.
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Vostok Station is at 3,488 metres above sea level and is one of the most isolated established research stations on the Antarctic continent.
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Only permanent research station located farther south is the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Vostok Station, operated by the United States at the geographic South Pole.
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Vostok Station was established on 16 December 1957 by the 2nd Soviet Antarctic Expedition and was operated year-round for more than 37 years.
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In 1959, the Vostok station was the scene of a fight between two scientists over a game of chess.
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Vostok Station has an ice cap climate, with subzero temperatures year round, typical as with much of Antarctica.
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Vostok Station has the highest sunshine total for any calendar month on Earth, at an average of 708.
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